Park Newberry
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 55 W. Delaware Place · 60610
At a glance
Park Newberry is a 260,055-square-foot multifamily housing building at 55 W. Delaware Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1995. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 33 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 104.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,939 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 33 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 104.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,939 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,696,753 kWh |
| Natural gas | 212,584 therms |
| Gross floor area | 260,055 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:233760:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 33 | ±0 | 104.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,939 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 33 | -67 | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,101 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | +96 | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 841 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 4 | +1 | 131.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,917 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 3 | -34 | 140.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 37 | -5 | 117.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,268 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 42 | +37 | 104.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,188 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 5 | +1 | 126.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,187 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 4 | 128.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,332 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 55 W. Delaware Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.90931, -87.64708
Within ~1 km
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How does Park Newberry compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Park Newberry's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 104.0 kBtu/ft² is about 44% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 260,055 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 24 years later than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Park Newberry's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Park Newberry, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2015 to 33 in 2023 (+29 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 128.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 104.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,332 tCO₂e to 1,939 tCO₂e over the same span (down 42%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Park Newberry's 104.0 kBtu/ft² across 260,055 sq ft works out to about 27 billion Btu (7,926 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,696,753 kWh of electricity and 212,584 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Park Newberry to report its energy use?
Park Newberry reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:233760:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Park Newberry's energy grade?
Park Newberry scores 33 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Park Newberry use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 104.0 kBtu/ft² (148.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 260,055 sq ft, including 1,696,753 kWh of electricity and 212,584 therms of natural gas.
What are Park Newberry's carbon emissions?
Park Newberry reported 1,939 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Park Newberry?
Park Newberry is at 55 W. Delaware Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.90931, -87.64708 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Park Newberry and when was it built?
Park Newberry has 260,055 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1995 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Park Newberry covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Park Newberry, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/park-newberry-c01e39c9 (data as of October 2, 2026).